Young Adult Fiction for Adults discussion

I'm listening to Code Name Verity

Michele wrote: "I'm listening to Code Name Verity"

I loved that audiobook! Just finished it!

Les wrote: "Michele wrote: "I'm listening to Code Name Verity"

I loved that audiobook! Just finished it!"

Just finished the audio too!

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Just started both Eonain print and Clockwork Angel as an audiobook. I'm also nibbling on several non-YA non-fiction books that are going very slowly.

I just started reading THE OBSIDIAN MIRROR by Fischer

started

I really liked Starters! It was such a unique concept.

Reading

How have I lived so long without it?

Bethany wrote: "started "

That looks interesting. The cover is really different.

Reading
Really liking it so far.

Juliann wrote: "Bethany wrote: "started "

That looks interesting. The cover is really different."

I loved Starters!

I'm reading Soooooo good!

Wrapping up today. I don't think I'm going to be rating this one very high. It's readable. I keep turning the pages. The characters are okay...but like so many things I read...it's just...missing something. Depth? Originality? My biggest pet peeve is the same that I had with The Hunger Games...a cliched love triangle for the female protagonist that is (at best) secondary to the actual story and seems to just be there for female readers. (Sorry if that seems gender-biased...but it's probably true. I've never ever chimed in on a book that I'm on "team so-and-so".)

I've learned that if it's over-hyped, it's generally going to fall short for me.

I'm finding myself falling out of my intense re-discovery of YA. I've been immersed in the genre for about two solid years now. But I'm needing something more mentally stimulating. The 5th Wave certainly wasn't it for me. (Unless something mind-bendingly stupendous happens in the last 5%)

Lloyd wrote: "Wrapping up today. I don't think I'm going to be rating this one very high. It's readable. I keep turning the pages. The characters are okay...but like so many..."

That is too bad Lloyd I really like his Monstrumologist series.

Don't give up on YA until you read the Book Thief Lloyd!

Reading because I'm a sucker for re-tellings and Peter Pan both.

Lloyd wrote: "Wrapping up today. I don't think I'm going to be rating this one very high. It's readable. I keep turning the pages. The characters are okay...but like so many..."

Bummer. That one has been circling a lot lately and has been pretty hyped up. I definitely understand your comments about depth, though. I still love the YA genre, but I have become intensely picky and choosey about what I give my time to. Like, I haven't read and I don't plan to because from what people have said, it sounds like drivel to me. But it was super popular. It seems like popular YA books are just as likely to be garbage as much as they are likely to be amazing.

Cassi aka Snow White wrote: "Reading because I'm a sucker for re-tellings and Peter Pan both."

That sounds interesting

I am reading Libba Bray's, "Going Bovine".It's a pleasant surprise because I enjoyed her Gemma Doyle Series but this is so different. There are no sweet young Victorian ladies, and mysterious secrets. Going Bovine is laugh out loud funny and has a sarcastic male protagonist. I'm enjoying it very much.

I'm reading Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier. It's a follow-up to Shadowfell, which I loved! If you've never read anything by her, I highly recommend her. I've read all her books and they're AMAZING!

I am read and and

Lisa wrote: "I'm reading Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier. It's a follow-up to Shadowfell, which I loved! If you've never read anything by her, I highly recommend her. I've read all her books and they're AMAZING!"

I'm waiting for my approval on Netgalley! Really hope I get it. Love J.M. I wasn't very wowed with Shadowfell, not in comparison to her other works, but I still like anything written by her.

Just past the halfway point in Beth Wiseman's Daughter of the Promise series. I want to be one of the Daughters...probably like Carley. :)

I'm reading currently Inkspell by Cornelia Funke.

Lisa wrote: "Percy Jackson and the Olympians are fabulous.

Has anyone read or heard anything of "The Last Apprentice" books by Joseph Delaney?"

I love The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney. I think it's a great series.

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Hi everyone! My name is J.F. Pérez and I am from Spain. I have started my writer career seriously this year with the publishing of three ebooks at Smashwords. Apart from author, I am a recent graduate seeking his first job. Fantasy and Science-Fiction are the literary genres I love. This is the list of my favourite authors although I hope to find out new ones in this group:
J.R.R. Tolkien
Alison Croggon
George R.R. Martin
Isaac Asimov
Stephenie Meyer
Nowadays, I am finishing reading The Riddle by Alison Croggon, which I recommend.

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Thank you so much for your interest and attention. Best regards.

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Kayla wrote: "reading and"

How is Invisibility so far?

I'm reading , and .

Pragya wrote: "Kayla wrote: "reading and"

How is Invisibility so far?"

It's pretty good so far. I'm liking it more and more as I read.

Just finished "What Happened To Goodbye" by Sarah Dessen today, amazing! I'm also starting on "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote.

The Iron Daughter. I just finished the Iron King last week and couldn't wait to start the next one. The Iron Fey series is awesome so far. Next is the Iron Queen and the Iron Knight! :)

I'm about halfway through and I'm enjoying it so far.

just finished "Sam's Letters to Jennifer" by James Patterson, currently reading "Easy" by Tamara Webber. so far, pretty good! :)

Les wrote: "I'm about halfway through and I'm enjoying it so far."

really liked that one.

Alright right now I'm reading -by Walter Dean Myers & Ross Workman & so far it's almost good as ever!

Crime and Punishment. Not as bad as I thought it would be.

I'm reading by Malinda Lo and i'm quite enjoying it (I like fairies, especially when they're not "in a Disney way").

The book that I'm reading right now is -by 50 Cent & it's a very tough book right about now.

Reading Across the Universe

finished Ash, I'm reading End: Elisabeth

I just finished... and The Chocolate War was brilliant. Even though it was written in 1973 it is still quite powerful and the themes involved are timeless. Uncommon Criminals is a fun read. I like this series better than Carter's other series. But the writing in both are very well done. Now reading...

Just started

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I've tired to start the series The Keys to the Kingdom ...Mister Monday by Garth Nix but will it ever get started its just not captured my attention yet or will it? Am I wasting my time on this one?